Congressional Tcfos tiiihty-fovrth congress. Plrat Session. Washington, August 2. Mr. Herbert, mode a personal explanation' saying that various charges bad been made against him From both the Pacific and Atlan tic coasts. He branded them, one and nil. as falsehoods. No one or bis accusers would compare with him in point of purity, honor and integrity. The charges against him came from political enemies, and were com plimentary to him rather than disgraceful. The bill was then briefly debated, when the House took a recess till 7 o'clock. Evening Session. Mr. Simpkins spoke of the Black Republicans, and snid the pnrty was organized on sectional principles. This he regarded as the commencement of a revo lution, for if successful, that party would conduct the Government in accordunce with tho views of the triumphant majority, and no Southern man could accept office under it. Those politicians intend to bring about a disruption of the Union, and to tho rabid spirit of anti-slavery should...

TUB DCRNI.ld bt THE JOHJI JAY. We have iome further .particular, of th sad disaator oa Lake Uooreo. A jrentleman who left Oaldwoll nays that it had been ascer- tained that at least fifteen are dead or mis inff. The wife of Mr. E Belknap, banker, "Wall street, lost her life t also tier sister, Mrs. Thwinp, wife of 8. 0. Tliwinjr Esq., of Itoltbnry, Mans. Hoth or these ladies are dnuirhters of Thomas Havens. Ksn.. of I'hila- delnhik. A gentleman who was a passenper in the John Jav has communicated to the Herald the subjoined interesting, but melancholy tatement of the disaster : AV reached Tincondernpo via of Lake rhamnUin at 2 P. M.. on Tuesday the of Ju 1v. Thn number or passengers who left the Ohamplain boat to pass through Lnke George was larger, by two thirds, than at any lime before nurinir this season, consequently there thorn wni not sufficient accommodation at hand to convoy all to Lake George (by stage " four miles j a part were taken immediately, , the balanco remained for ...

r . nnsTni'CTtopi bt fire , At Cop Island, nf the Mount Vernon Hntel Kcarly un Entirt Family liurnt to Death Terogrnphic ck'spnlchos from Onps Island, on Srtturdey, nnnonnceil the? entire destine, tionjrit the Mount Vprnon IIolol, one of the lurtfvst buildings in the country, which wus uecnmpttnieil by the pronter inifortune of tho loss of lift of ,lr. Oain. one of hn proprietor ami nuiuly his entire family. The lire oconr red on Friday night, ftbonl 11 o'clock. Tho cool weather hud depopulated t he hotel of its siimmr boarders, and only the faintly of Mr. Cain, consisting of himself, two sona, two dun .'liters nnd n housekeeper, remained in the building. They slept on the second floor, and the fire breaking out in the lower story, their egress from the building was cut oil exrept by jumping from the windows. The building whs entirely 01 wooit, nun was raised on plies driven into the innd. Upon the ground be neath the first floor the shavings and stt ips which hud accumulated while ...

AfcMVAL OF THE GEORGE LAW. ', LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. Clotinq Act of the Vigilance Committee-' the King 1'estimonial Defeat of Brigands , FtV at Diamond Springs Release of Judge 7krry-Qrand Review at San Fran '. Cisco. ' Nkw York. Sop. 14, Tho Steamer George Law has arrived, with the Son Francisco nails of Augusta 20th.- She connected ot Aspinwall with the Pacific mail steamship John L. Stephen!", which brought down to Panama nearly two millions in gold and upwards of 500 powenpers. On the 7th ult.. Judge Terry vas nncon ditionaMy released from custody by the Com mittee. On the 19th U., tho Committeo had a rmiifl review and parade, when their entire force, numbering botwecn 4,000 and 6,000 wcl! appointed troops was under arms. The Committee had not officially disbanded, but it was understood that tbeir functions casod for tho present, with the imposing demonstration of the 18th. The several companies arc, however, to retain their arms and maintain tbeir organi zation, and it was unde...

(California fltfos. ARRIVAL OF THE II1IN0I8. LATER mo.1I CALIFORMA. atly Two Million In Hold. The- Vigilance Committee liesigntd their Usurped Authority far the 1'tesent Politi cal Afovemenls in California Indian De predation on the Frontier. ... The steamship ''Illinois," Irorn A'pinwnll, whene she ew'led on the evening or the 19tli, arrived at New York on Saturday nfternoon, bringing dittos from Colifornia to the' .ttli lent., anl $1,800,000 iu gold. The Illinois connected with the Golden "Ape, which brought down 8.,8;"0,000. Tho G'oMen Ape passed tho Sonora on the 10th, ' find tho John L. Stevens on the 17th, both " bound tip. . The Vigilnneo Committee hod qnietly dis banded, nnd on the 21st of August they opened their rooms to the public. This ii only a partial resignation of their usurped authority, for they lire to assemble rjguiu in the event of any of their number beiug held responsible for the criminal act the Com mit to have been guilty of. At the Democratic primary electi...

J. . to the Voters of nortiwmber LAND COUNTY. Fellow UrrtcKNi : Tho uoderaiinied dusirci to be elected ( I)jTicf AifOHNiT, end respectfully solicits your Totei at tho approaching October elect tlOQ I em cot the enndidate of any political tartv. because I beliove that colilicnl alTjnl- tiei alone, ehonld not lerure an oSice Into which partiian, feelings cnght oever to enter. The District Attorney is the icrvant or the law ; it Is not moro his duty to convict guilt by legal evidence, than it ia to guard tho innocent and falsely accused. Ho is an agent ejected bv tha nponlo to do justice between the Cotnmonwnftlth and these who break bcr laws. He should not therefore, ho subjected to the necessity of eonrtinf? popularity in the ranks or uny ono destinctive party but feci that, in the minds of tho people, as well as in bis own conscience, be is acquitted of all political pnrtiatilies and obligations which might misdirect, or, be supposed nnduly to controf liis action. He is required lo ...

ARRIVAL OrlESicAr LATCR FROM EUROPE. The steamship Africa arrived yesterday Now York, with European date to t nt lLo ztuu ultimo. From thr Arctic Reotons Sipposkd Tra cks OP TliR FbAJKMN ExfEblTION. Captain Fenny, Commnudcr of tbe ship Lady Franklin, lias returned with her to Aberdeen, from the Arctic Regions, and reports that when he was in Hogarth's Sound, be was told by the Ksquimau.x that some of T'icir Companions had seen, a long way off in a northwesterly direction, a circular white trnt erected on the ice. The Esquimaux hud taken from It on their first visit some bright metal, and on their second viiiit some mora. Afterwards Uiey had seen two white men in the tent. It was reported among the natives that these and other white men had perished from hunger. So fur ns Captain Penny can judge, he thinks that this may refer to the same parly from whom Dr. Rao obtained the silver spoons, &c, which identified the whito men with Sir John Franklin and his party. t'O.VSriPACY TO ASS...

, .SHERIFF SALESt By virtiio of n certain writ or Tend. Ex. PuNAI 10 mo uireciea wm ua epueu iu puu lie gnle'at the Cotrt Honsiin Suubury, oa Mondtt h3d d lit or November at 10 o' clock A.M., oil that e?Ttnin lot of ground aitmils in the borough of Milton in Notlbum berhnd connty, In that part of said town cal led upper Milton, bounded on the North by l'rnarlway street on imp conm dj tamis ui a. M. Patton on the West by the African church and lot of Lawrence Sarvey and on the cast by an alloy, whereon is erected a frame dwelling hous'o ono and a half stories lngh. Seized talsvn in exceollon and sold as the property of Samuel Stover. B virtue of a certain writ of I.f.vam Fici am, to me directed, will be exposed to public tale at the Court llciisu in sunbury, on ftlon Hnv the 3d dav November next, nt 10 o'clock A. M.rall that certain two and one and a half utorv frame house, me&unirc and tenement sit uate in the town of Trevorton in county of Northumberland, ou the side or Market ...